52:1 | " Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God? |
52:2 | Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit. |
52:3 | You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. Selah |
52:4 | You love every harmful word, O you deceitful tongue! |
52:5 | Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah |
52:6 | The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at him, saying, |
52:7 | "Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!" |
52:8 | But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever. |
52:9 | I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints. |
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